WORLD NEWS Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire comes into effect 21st May 2021 Kumasi Online A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas has come into effect. The ceasefire began early on Friday, bringing to an end 11 days of bombardment in which…
WORLD NEWS UK returns $5.8m stolen loot to Nigeria 19th May 2021 Kumasi Online Some $5.8m (£4.2m) recovered by UK agencies that was stolen by a Nigerian former governor and laundered in Britain have now been returned to Nigeria, the Nigerian authorities say. Former…
WORLD NEWS Pelosi calls for China Winter Olympics boycott 19th May 2021 Kumasi Online US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a diplomatic boycott of next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing due to concerns over human rights abuses. While athletes would still participate,…
WORLD NEWS Microsoft conducted probe on Gates’s involvement with employee 17th May 2021 Kumasi Online Microsoft Corp. conducted an investigation into co-founder Bill Gates’s involvement with an employee almost two decades ago after it was informed in 2019 of his attempt to start a romantic…
WORLD NEWS DR Congo: 30 sentenced to death over anti-police clashes 16th May 2021 Kumasi Online Thirty people were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a one-day trial for their role in anti-police violence marking the end of Ramadan in…
WORLD NEWS Nigeria: Buhari’s son-in-law declared ‘wanted’ over an alleged fraud 15th May 2021 Kumasi Online Corruption investigators in Nigeria have declared that the president’s son-in-law Gimba Yau Kumo is “wanted” in connection with an alleged $65m housing fraud. The former managing director of the Federal…
WORLD NEWS Kenya MP, Moses Kuria admits taking $1,000 parliamentary bribe 14th May 2021 Kumasi Online Kenya MP Moses Kuria has told the BBC he received a $1,000 (£700) bribe in parliament last year to back the appointment of the majority leader. “It is not unusual…
WORLD NEWS Kenya court annuls plan to amend constitution 14th May 2021 Kumasi Online Kenya’s High Court has declared a government-sponsored bill to amend Kenya’s constitution irregular, illegal and unconstitutional. It has also ruled that President Uhuru Kenyatta violated the constitution by initiating a…
WORLD NEWS Ex-first lady accused of ‘improper’ Mugabe burial 13th May 2021 Kumasi Online Former Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, has been summoned to appear before a traditional court over the “improper” burial of the late President Robert Mugabe. The former first lady is…
WORLD NEWS Man charged for using COVID loans to buy Ferrari 12th May 2021 Kumasi Online A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty to charges he obtained $5 million in federal coronavirus-relief loans for phony businesses and then used the money for lavish vacations and…
